On October 7th, the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury
announced its 2008 shortlist of books in the running for this year’s prize. The jury selected
5 finalists out of 95 books, submitted by 38 publishers from every region of Canada.

Through Black Spruce
Barnacle Love
Good to A Fault
Cockroach
The Boys in the Trees

In September of 2005, Jack Rabinovitch announced that Scotiabank would become the
first ever co-sponsor of Canada’s richest literary award for fiction. Under the
agreement, the prize became known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize. This year, through
Scotiabank’s involvement, the prize purse was increased to $70,000, awarding $50,000
to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English
and $5,000 to each of the four finalists. This year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize will be
announced on November 11th at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel at a gala black tie dinner
and awards ceremony.

The Lost Highway
The Retreat
Through Black Spruce
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Barnacle Love
The Sealed Letter
Good to A Fault
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Cockroach
Blackstrap Hawco
Red Dog, Red Dog
The Withdrawal Method
The Ravine
The Origin of Species
The Boys in the Trees